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Subject:	*Re: Hey Brad! Why not rerelease an unpowered* monorail set?**
Newsgroups:	lugnet.dear-lego
Date:	Thu, 17 Jan 2002 21:38:50 GMT
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In lugnet.dear-lego, Jim Schifeling writes: > I think I recall Brad saying something about not being able to make the > track anymore as well. That doesn't make any sense to me though. A very easy > mold with no undercuts. Well, the track segments are fairly large parts, which means (I think) the cost of developing the molds is higher. And the track would require at least a three-part mold, because there are studs facing left and right. > The points might be a real problem as they are > fairly complicated (as they are genius) True. Steve

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		Re: Hey Brad! Why not rerelease an unpowered monorail set?
You could get around that by running your seam down the ceter of the studs. There would still be no undercuts. Thus a 2 part mold. Probably too large a piece with no retun on investment gaurantee. Still sounds fishy to me. (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jan-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)

		Re: Hey Brad! Why not rerelease an unpowered monorail set?
In lugnet.dear-lego, Steve Bliss writes: (snipped) (...) Why so? The studs could be different from the original version: instead of pressed from the top (of the stud), both halves of the mold could press the studs sideways (note that I am referreing (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jan-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)

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		Re: Hey Brad! Why not rerelease an unpowered monorail set?
I think I recall Brad saying something about not being able to make the track anymore as well. That doesn't make any sense to me though. A very easy mold with no undercuts. The points might be a real problem as they are fairly complicated (as they (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jan-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)

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